Monday, March 03, 2014

TTAB Posts March 2014 Hearing Schedule

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled 6 (six) oral hearings for the month of March, as listed below. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the Madison Building, in Alexandria, Virginia. The hearing schedule and other details regarding attendance may be found at the TTAB website (lower right-hand corner)]. Briefs and other papers for these cases may be found at TTABVUE via the links provided.

March 5, 2014 - 11 AM:1047406 Ontario Ltd. and Purifics ES, Inc. v. UVCleaning Systems, Inc. dba Puralytics Corporation, Opposition No. 91194706 [Opposition to registration of the mark PURALYTICS for "waste water purification units; water purification and filtration apparatus; water purification units" on the ground of likelihood of confusion with the mark PURIFICS registered for "environmental remediation services, namely, soil, waste and water treatment services and air purification services" and also used for water purification goods].

March 20, 2014 - 2 PM:In re Nieves & Nieves LLC, Serial No. 85179243 [Two refusals to register PRINCESS KATE for jewelry, bedding, wallets, handbags, and the like, and clothing, on the grounds that (1) under Section 2(a) because the mark may falsely suggest a connection with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Prince William of England, and (2) under Section 2(c) because the mark consists of or includes a name, portrait, or signature identifying a particular living individual whose written consent to register the mark is not of record].